Carthage Sports Scoreboard

Carthage Sports Scoreboard

Nov. 18, 2009

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2009-10 Winter Sports

Men’s Basketball

The Carthage College men’s basketball team (1-0, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), tied for 55th place in the “D3hoops.com” pre-season poll, opened its 2009-10 season on Sunday, Nov. 15 with a 76-54 win over Transylvania University (0-1) at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.

Carthage jumped out to a 19-2 lead midway through the first period. Freshman Raul Guzman (Lyons, Ill./Berwyn-Morton West) had a pair of three-pointers and layup as part of that run. The lead went to 20 points, 24-4, at 7:49; to 22 points, 30-8, at 4:27; and to 25 points at the break, 40-15. The Red Men upped their lead to 26 points in the second half, 45-19, at 18:55 before the Pioneers made a game of things. Transylvania used a 25-10 run to close to within nine points, 53-44, at 10:45, Carthage came right back with a 16-1 run to go back up by 24, 69-45, at 5:22. The Red Men went on to win by 22 points, 76-54. Carthage shot 54 percent (25-46), while Transylvania shot just 29 percent (17-59). Three Carthage players scored in double figures. Steve Djurickovic (Jr., Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Kenosha-Bradford) topped all scorers with 23 points on five-of-nine from the floor and 13-of-14 free throws, along with nine assists. Freshman Tyler Pierce (Westmont, Ill.) had 19 points on eight-of-11 field goals, along with nine rebounds, and Raul Guzman added 16 points on six-of-eight field goals, and he also pulled down nine boards. Barrett Meyer topped the Pioneers with 11 points.

“Our defense was so good in the first half,” said Carthage coach Bosko Djurickovic, “but we shouldn’t forget that Transylvania is a good basketball team. They play with a great amount of veracity, and they’re going to go back and win their league. Tyler Pierce and Raul Guzman are not freshmen-like players. They are both very mature for their age. They both had nine rebounds in this game, and if they can do that consistently, we have a chance for a very special season. Transylvania gave us a wake-up call in the second half by trying to take the ball out of Steve Djurickovic’s hands and put it into the hands of Raul Guzman or somebody else. I don’t know if other teams will try that, but we have to be ready for it. This is a committed group of kids, and they want to get Carthage basketball back to where it was five or six years ago.”

For the first time since the 2003-04 season, the Red Men will play host to the Carthage Classic on Nov. 20-21 at Tarble Arena. On Friday, Nov. 20, Aurora University (0-0) plays No. 17 Wisconsin-Platteville (1-0) at 6 p.m., with Carthage taking on No. 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater (0-0) at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 21, Aurora tangles with Wisconsin-Whitewater at 5 p.m., with the Red Men facing Wisconsin-Platteville at 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

The Carthage College women’s basketball team (1-0, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opened its 2009-10 season on Tuesday, Nov. 17 with a 75-51 win over Monmouth College (0-1) at Glennie Gymnasium in Monmouth, Ill. Carthage went ahead to stay at 18:13 in the first half on a three-pointer by Dani Ripkey. The Lady Reds opened up a 25-point lead, 37-12, late in the first period and led by 19 points at the break, 37-18. The lead went to 28 points, 57-29, at 12:42 second period, as Katie Klemke connected on a pair of three pointers and two free throws. The Fighting Scots whittled the lead down to 13 points, 57-44, at 7:30, but Carthage pulled away down the stretch to win by 24 points, 75-51. The Lady Reds shot 54 percent (30-56), while Monmouth shot just 37 percent (20-54). The Fighting Scots turned the ball over 27 times to 20 for Carthage. All five Lady Reds starters scored in double figures. Dani Ripkey (So., Deerfield, Ill.) had 16 points and six rebounds, while Heather Gilmore (Sr., Des Moines, Iowa/Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) had 16 points and five assists. Rosie Dorn (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Wilmette-Regina Dominican) had 14 points and nine boards. Diana Jacklin (So., Berwyn, Ill./Florida Gulf Coast University) had 12 points and eight rebounds, while Katie Klemke (Sr., Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) chipped in 10 points. Lyndsey Barnard topped Monmouth with 13 points. On Saturday, Nov. 21, the Lady Reds play host to Beloit College (0-0) in a 2 p.m. game at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.

Men’s Swimming

The Carthage College men’s swimming team (2-2 dual-meet record) lost to NCAA Division I Purdue University, 125-80, on Friday, Nov. 13 at Purdue’s Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. Kyle Drake (Jr., Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) won the 100 backstroke (1:04.71) and finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:45.13). The Red Men picked up second-place finishes from Alex Van Huis (Sr., Winneconne, Wis.) in the 1,000 freestyle (10:07.71), Doug Schranck (So., Alton, Ill./Marquette Catholic) in the 100 butterfly (53.29) and Isaac Rothenbaum (Jr., Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) in the 100 freestyle (49.41).

On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Red Men defeated Illinois Wesleyan University, 134-103, in a dual-meet at Carthage’s Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wis. Carthage’s Kyle Drake (Jr., Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) won three events against Illinois Wesleyan University on Nov. 14, taking first place in the 100 backstroke (53.48), the 200 backstroke (1:53.09) and the 400 individual medley (4:14.00). Blake Bendix (Jr., St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) won both the 50 freestyle (22.16) and the 200 freestyle (1:49.74). The Red Men also picked up wins from Steve Mathe (Fr., Wauconda, Ill.,/Mundelein-Carmel Catholic) in the 1,000 freestyle (10:38.34), Adam Van Huis (S0., Winneconne, Wis.) in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.44), Bob Pellican (Jr., Arlington Heights, Ill./Hersey) in the 100 freestyle (48.94). Alex Van Huis (Sr., Winneconne, Wis.) the 200 breaststroke (2:17.73) and Adam Glover (So., Eureka, Mo.) in the 500 freestyle (5:02.11).

Women’s Swimming

The Carthage College women’s swimming team (3-1 dual-meet record) defeated St. Mary’s College (Ind.), 139.5 to 69.5, on Friday Nov. 13 at Purdue University’s Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. Amanda Croix (Jr., Bradley, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) won both the in the 200 freestyle (1:57.57) and the 500 freestyle (5:17.44), while Michelle Pelka (Jr., Elgin, Ill./Elgin Academy) took first place in both the 100 butterfly (59.55) and the 200 individual medley (2:17.23). The Lady Reds also picked up wins from Alyssa Messina (Sr., Medinah, Ill./Roselle-Lake Park) in the 50 freestyle (25.65), Sammy Jo Mahler (Jr., Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) in the 100 freestyle (57.43) and Jensena Paul (So., Portage, Wis.) in the 100 backstroke (1:04.71).

On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Lady Reds defeated Illinois Wesleyan University, 152-104, in a dual-meet at Carthage’s Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wis. Carthage’s Amanda Croix (Jr., Bradley, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) won three events against Illinois Wesleyan University on Nov. 14, taking first place in the 100 freestyle (56.48), the 200 freestyle (1:59.17) and the 500 freestyle (Carthage-record 5:11.65). Michelle Pelka (Jr., Elgin, Ill./Elgin Academy) won both the 100 butterfly (59.88) and the 200 butterfly (2:11.78). The Lady Reds also picked up wins from Courtney Boothe (Jr., Moline, Ill.) in the 1,000 freestyle, Amy Mueller (Jr., Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.35), Alyssa Messina (Sr., Medinah, Ill./Roselle-Lake Park) in the 50 freestyle (25.70) and Maggie Knowles (Fr., Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) in the 200 breaststroke (2:35.36)

Men’s Indoor Track and Field

The Carthage College men’s track and field team opens its indoor season on Jan. 9, 2010 by playing host to the Carthage Opener/Alumni Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center in Kenosha, Wis.

Women’s Indoor Track and Field

Men’s Volleyball

The Carthage College men’s volleyball team opens its 2010 season on Wednesday, Jan. 13 by traveling to Chicago to play NCAA Division I Loyola University (Ill.) in a 7 p.m. match at Alumni Gym.

2009 Fall Sports

Football

The Carthage College football team (7-3, 4-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) wound up its 2009 season on Saturday, Nov. 14 with a thrilling, 35-30 win over CCIW-opponent and No. 21 Wheaton College (Ill., 7-3, 4-3) at McCully Field in Wheaton, Ill. The win gave the Red Men a three-game winning streak to end the season and elevated Carthage to the 31st spot in the final, regular-season “D3football.com” poll.

Carthage took a 7-0 lead on the game’s opening drive after covering 76 yards in 11 plays, ending with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Evan Jones to Nick Merchut at 11:04. Wheaton answered with a pair of field goals by Scott Roche, the first a 46-yarder at 8:36 and the other a 37-yarder at 3:02 to cut the Red Men’s lead to 7-6. Roche connected on a third field goal, this one from 41 yards, at 12:12 second period to give the Thunder their first lead of the game, 9-7. Carthage’s Tyler Funk booted a 20-yard field goal at 7:18 second period to put the Red Men back up by a point, 10-9. Late in the first half, Carthage’s John Seigler fumbled a punt return, which the Thunder recovered at the Red Men’s 17-yard line. Five plays later, Sean Norris hooked up with Danny Hindman on a six-yard touchdown pass and a 17-10 Wheaton lead. After the ensuing kickoff, Carthage took at its own 38-yard line with 15 seconds to play. An 11-yard rush by Seigler and a 16-yard pass from Jones to Jeff Koeneman put the ball on the Wheaton 49-yard line, and Tyler Funk booted a 52-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Thunder led at halftime, 17-13. Funk’s 52-yard boot tied his own school record set in the Nov. 7 North Park University game.

The Thunder opened the second half with a 61-yard scoring drive that ended with a one-yard TD pass from Norris to Hindman at 12:24 for a 24-13 Wheaton lead. Tyler funk converted his third field goal of the game, a 20-yarder at 7:28 third period to make it a 24-16 contest. On the ensuing kickoff, Wheaton fumbled the return and the Red Men’s Chris Kempton recovered at the Thunder 38-yard line. Eight plays later, Evan Jones carried the ball in from the one-yard line for touchdown, and the Red Men trailed by a point, 24-23, with 3:57 to play in the third quarter. Carthage took a 29-24 lead at 9:51 fourth quarter on a five-yard TD pass from Jones to Nick Merchut, but an attempted two-point conversion failed. Wheaton re-gained the lead, 30-29, on a six-play, 68-yard drive that ended with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Norris to Fredy Ellis with 1:30 to play in the game. The Thunder’s two-point conversion also failed. The Red men scored the game-winning touchdown with 39 seconds to play on a 21-yard pass from Jones to Jeff Koeneman. Back-to-backs sacks by Carthage’s Brad Fortney helped thwart the final Wheaton drive.

Carthage collected 471 total offensive yards, 121 rushing and 350 passing, while Wheaton had 380 total yards, 110 on the ground and 270 in the air. Evan Jones completed 40-of-56 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns. Jeff Koeneman caught 14 passes for 134 yards.

Women’s Volleyball

The Carthage College women’s volleyball team (33-6), ranked eighth in the final, regular-season American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, lost to No. 4 Washington University (Mo., 31-4), 3-0, on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the title match of the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championship at the Washington Field House in St. Louis, Mo. The Bears’ winning set scores over the Lady Reds were 26-24, 25-23 and 25-12. Carthage made its fifth-consecutive NCAA regional appearance and its third-consecutive regional-final appearance.

Carthage advanced to an NCAA regional championship match for the third-straight year with a 3-0 sweep of No. 22 Nebraska Wesleyan University (18-12) on Friday, Nov. 13 in the semifinals. The Lady Reds’ winning set scores over the Prairie Wolves were 25-13, 28-26 and 25-19. No. 4 Washington (Mo., 30-4) defeated No. 30 St. Mary’s University (Minn., 22-10), 3-1, in the other semifinal on Nov. 13, with the Bears winning, 25-21, 24-26, 25-18 and 25-22.

Carthage opened play in the 62-team NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship on Thursday, Nov. 12 with a 3-0 sweep of Simpson College (21-14) in the quarterfinal. In the other quarterfinal contests, No. 22 Nebraska Wesleyan University (18-11) defeated Wisconsin-Platteville (22-15), 3-1,; No. 30 St. Mary’s University (Minn., 22-9) defeated Thomas More College (28-11), 3-1; and top-seeded and No. 4 Washington (Mo., 29-4) swept Webster University (20-13), 3-0. Nebraska Wesleyan’s winning set scores over Wisconsin-Platteville were 25-17, 20-25, 26-24 and 25-21. St. Mary’s winning scores over Thomas More were 23-25, 25-21, 25-20 and 27-25. Washington’s winning set scores over Webster were 25-17, 25-14 and 25-23.

The first set was everything you’d expect from a championship match with 13 ties. No more than two points separated the two teams in the early going. Carthage had a two-point lead of five occasions, the last at 15-13, before Washington took a 17-15 edge. The Bears never trailed after that, although the Lady Reds tied the set four times, including 24-24 after trailing, 24-22. Washington won the final two points for a 26-24 margin, the final point coming on an attack error by Amanda Matusky.

Carthage fell behind, 5-2, in set two but came back to take a 7-5 lead. After that the match settled into another slugfest, much like the first set. Once the Bears tied things at 7-7, no more than a point separated the two teams until Carthage opened up a two-point edge, 19-17. Still leading by two, 22-20, the Lady Reds were unable to put the Bears away. Washington tied the set at 22-22. Coach Leanne Ulmer called a timeout, and then called a second timeout with a 24-23 deficit, but an attack error by Lauren Dembkowski gave the Bears a 25-23 decision and a 2-0 edge in the match. There were 16 ties in set two.

The emotion of the first two sets may have drained Carthage a bit, as the Lady Reds fell behind quickly in set three, 9-3. However, the never-say-die Carthage squad rallied to within three points, 10-7. The Bears took off at that point, running off five unanswered points to open up an eight-point lead, 15-7. Washington increased the margin to a nine-point edge, 17-8, and went to win by 13 points, 25-12.

Carthage’s Lauren Dembkowski (So., Mount Prospect, Ill./Arlington Heights-Hersey) had 10 kills and hit .237, while Lauren Budde led the Bears with 12 kills and a .226 attack percentage. Washington setter Marilee Fisher was named the tournament MVP. Also named to the all-tournament team were Lauren Budde and Kelly Pang from Washington (Mo.), Rachel Swoboda and Lauren Dembkowski from Carthage, Ashley Jedlicka from Nebraska Wesleyan and Sarah Gardner from St. Mary’s (Minn.).

Men’s Soccer

The Carthage College men’s soccer team (7-8-4, 4-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to No. 17 Wheaton College (Ill., 14-3-2, 4-1-2), 3-0, on Tuesday, Nov. 3 in a CCIW Men’s Soccer Tournament semifinal game at Joe Bean Stadium in Wheaton, Ill. The Thunder were seeded second in the tournament and the Red Men third. In the other semifinal contest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, top-seeded and No. 23 Elmhurst College (13-3-3, 5-0-2) blanked fourth-seeded Augustana College (Ill., 6-10-3, 3-2-2 CCIW), 2-0, at Berens Park in Elmhurst, Ill. In the Saturday, Nov. 7 tournament-championship game, Elmhurst (13-3-4) played Wheaton (Ill., 14-3-3) to a 2-2 tie in double overtime at Berens Park. The Thunder won a shootout, 3-1, to receive the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship.

In Carthage’s loss to Wheaton, the first period was scoreless. The Thunder broke the ice with a penalty-kick goal by Matt Swartz, his 11th goal of the year, at 57:33. Wheaton (Ill.) broke the game open with two goals in less than a minute with seven minutes to play. A header goal by Dan Pavlak, assisted by Swartz, at 82:52, made it 2-0, and a second header goal, this one by Stephen Mesko, assisted by Jason Lollar, at 83:37, completed the scoring at 3-0. The Thunder out-shot the Red Men, 22-11.

Women’s Soccer

The Carthage College women’s soccer team (6-12, 0-7 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) closed out its 2009 season on Sunday, Nov. 1 with a 1-0 loss to CIW-opponent and No. 8 Illinois Wesleyan University (15-2-2, 5-2 CCIW) at the Neis Soccer Field in Bloomington, Ill. Following a scoreless first period, Illinois Wesleyan’s Carlie Hoekstra scored the game’s lone goal, her ninth goal of the season, at 48:01.

Men’s Cross Country

The Carthage College men’s cross country team (67-62) completed its 2009 season on Saturday, Nov. 14 by finishing 16th at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis. CCIW-member North Central College won the 39-team regional with 21 points, followed by Wisconsin-La Crosse second at 105, Washington University (Mo,) third at 118, Wisconsin-Platteville fourth at 124, Wisconsin-Eau Claire fifth at 169, Wisconsin-Stevens Point sixth at 173, CCIW-member Augustana College (Ill.) seventh at 175, Wisconsin-Whitewater eighth at 181, Wisconsin-River Falls ninth at 300, the University of Chicago 10th at 330, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 11th at 337, conference-member Illinois Wesleyan University 12th at 367, conference-member Wheaton College (Ill.) 13th at 369, Edgewood College 14th at 472, St. Norbert College 15th at 483 and Carthage 16th with 504 points.

North Central College’s Michael Spain won the 8K race with a time of 24:17.90. Carthage’s Jake Mahaffey (Fr., Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet-Seymour) was 72nd at 26:05.60, Josh Keck (Fr., Minooka, Ill.) 91st at 26:25.60, Justin Sebens (Jr., Seymour, Ill./Mahomet-Seymour) 98th at 26:31.50, Tyler Wishau (Sr., Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) 118th at 26:49.80, Tom Baran (So., Chicago, Ill./Niles-Notre Dame) 125th at 26:58.70, Derek Hall (So., Ingleside, Ill./Fox Lake-Grant Community) 134th at 27:08.20 and Paul Smith (Fr., Algonquin, Ill./Carpentersville—Dundee-Crown) 166th at 27:44.70.

Women’s Cross Country

The Carthage College women’s cross country team (56-48) concluded its 2009 season on Saturday, Nov.14 by finishing 19th at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis. Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the 39-team regional championship with 52 points, followed by Washington University (Mo.) second at 72, Wisconsin-La Crosse third at 98, Wisconsin-Oshkosh fourth at 139, CCIW-member North Central College fifth at 208, the University of Chicago sixth at 237, CCIW-member Wheaton College (Ill.) seventh at 251, conference-member Illinois Wesleyan University eighth at 263, Wisconsin-Platteville ninth at 272, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 10th at 278, conference-member Elmhurst College 11th at 298, Wisconsin-Whitewater 12th at 326, Monmouth College 13th at 397, St. Norbert College 14th at 404, Carroll University 15th at 426, CCIW-member Augustana College (Ill.) 16th at 454, Greenville College 17th at 492, Wisconsin-Stout 18th at 517 and Carthage 19th with 567 points.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Ayla Mitchell won the 6K race with a time of 20:51.60. Carthage’s Karen Jackson (Sr., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley) was 92nd at 237.30, Morgan Wiechamnn (So., Sleepy Hollow, Ill./Carpentersville—Dundee-Crown) 99th at 24:00.70, Karin Wirth (Fr., Springfield, Ill./Pleasant Plains) 107th at 24:09.00, Heather Crowe (Fr., Bensenville, Ill./Fenton) 129th at 24:42.30, Lauren Sible (So., Oregon, Ill./Byron) 140th at 24:56.90 and Kaylyn Haberland (Jr., Appleton, Wis./West) 176th at 25:56.90, Alyssa Poremba (Fr., Bridgeview, Ill./Summit-Argo) 181st at 26:08.60,

Women’s Golf

The Carthage College women’s golf team (46-41-1) finished fifth at the Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3 CCIW Women’s Golf Championship at the Highland Park Country Club in Highland Park, Ill. Illinois Wesleyan University won its eighth-consecutive title with a 338-327-665 team score, seven strokes ahead of second-place Wheaton College (Ill.) at 336-336-772. Millikin University was third at 363-358-721, followed by North Central College fourth at 364-361-725, Carthage fifth at 364-363-727, Elmhurst College sixth at 366-367-743, Augustana College (Ill.) seventh at 395-285-780 and North Park University eighth with only a partial squad.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s Lindsey Haines took medalist honors with a 79-77-156. Millikin University’s Brittany Holmes was second at 85-78-163. Carthage’s Amy Binstein (Jr., Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South, team-leading 87.2 season average) finished 13th at 87-90-177, Heidi Hoffman (Jr., Appleton, Wis./North, 91.3) 18th at 89-92-181, Tabby Bell (Fr., Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic, 90.4) 22nd at 93-94-187, Katie Ramirez (Jr., Darien, Ill./Hinsdale-South, 89.9) at 100-88-188 tied for 23rd with teammate Julie Klawitter (Fr., Mount Prospect, Ill./Arlington Heights-Hersey, 93.8) at 95-93-188, and Taylor McAdams (Fr., Sycamore, Ill., 93.9) finished 40th at 111-98-209.

Women’s Tennis

The Carthage College women’s tennis team (8-4, 5-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) finished second at the Friday-Saturday, Oct. 9-10 CCIW Women’s Tennis Championship at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill. Wheaton College (Ill.) won its 15th league championship and fifth in a row with 72 points, 17 points ahead of second-place Carthage at 55. North Central College was third at 39, followed by Augustana College (Ill.) fourth at 26, Illinois Wesleyan University fifth at 24, Elmhurst College sixth with five points and Millikin University seventh with three points. North Park University no longer sponsors varsity women’s tennis.

Carthage’s Gina Klein (Sr., Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South, 10-7) finished third at number-one singles, winning that playback match, 8-1, over Jenna Richardson from Augustana College (Ill.). Beth Kaufman (Sr., Barrington, Ill., 7-3), won the number-two singles championship with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kayli Edwards from Wheaton College (Ill.). Hollis McPeek (So., Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest, 12-5) won the number-three singles championship over Wheaton’s Jill Casserly, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(7-3). Kristina Naidicz (So., Kenosha, Wis./Tremper/UW-Oshkosh, 9-6) lost in the number-four singles championship flight to Wheaton’s Lindsey Hallett, 6-1, 6-0. Ashley Morgan (Sr., Afton, Minn./Stillwater Area, 9-5) lost to Wheaton’s Sara Federschmidt in the number-five singles championship round, 6-3, 6-0. Stephanie Zundl (Fr., Sleepy Hollow, Ill./Carpentersville—Dundee-Crown, 7-7) lost to Illinois Wesleyan’s Alissa Goetz, 8-5, in the playback semifinals.

In doubles, Carthage’s Klein and McPeek (12-5) won the number-one title, 6-4, 6-2, over Wheaton’s Kayli Edwards and Elizabeth Worsowicz. The Lady Reds’ number-two team of Kaufman and Naidicz (8-4) lost to Wheaton’s Lindsey Hallett and Kirsten Boyer in the championship flight, Wheaton winning, 6-7(2-7), 6-1, 7-5. Carthage’s number-tandem of Morgan and Amanda Bizub (7-7) finished fourth after losing their third-place match to Emily Doemland and Brittany Reece from Augustana (Ill.), 8-2.

Men’s Golf

The Carthage College men’s golf team (27-12-2) tied for ninth at place at the Sunday, Oct. 11 Gustavus Adolphus College “Twin Cities Classic” at The Links at North Fork in Ramsey, Minn. The Gustavus Adolphus event, originally scheduled for three days and 54 holes, was shortened to a one-day tournament due to snow and cold in upper-Minnesota. St. John’s University (Minn.) won the 20-team tournament with a 289 team score, four strokes ahead of second-place Illinois Wesleyan University at 291. Concordia University (St. Paul) was third at 293, followed by St. Cloud State University tied for fourth with the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) at 294 each, Nebraska Wesleyan University tied for sixth with the University of Manito at 296 each, Bethel University eighth at 298, Carthage tied for ninth with Concordia College (Minn.) at 300 each, Gustavus Adolphus tied for 11th with Wartburg College at 302 each, Central College 13th at 305, Luther College 14th at 307, Macalester College tied for 15th with the Gustavus Adolphus junior varsity team at 310 each, St. Olaf College 17th at 312, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18th at 313, Loras College 19th at 315 and Augsburg College 20th with a 320 mark.

Carthage’s Donnie Langland (Fr., Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) tied for 11th place with a 72. Kyle Bahnick (Fr., Inverness, Ill./Palatine-Fremd) tied for 20th at 74, Bobby O’Neill (Jr., Mokena, Ill./Frankfort—Lincoln-Way East) and Billy Stone (So., Libertyville, Ill.) tied for 54th at 77 each, and Ben Schroeder (Fr., Ivanhoe, Ill./Mundelein) tied for 87th place with an 80.

Men’s Tennis

The Carthage College men’s tennis team (0-0, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) opened its 2009-10 season by playing in the Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4 Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Midwest Regional Tournament at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.

In first-round singles on Oct. 2, Sammy Ramoni (Sr., Honiara, Guadalcanal/New Mexico Military Institute defeated Bethel University’s Joel Cassens, 6-4, 6-4; J.T. Delk (Sr., Wheaton, Ill./North) defeated Hamline University’s Kyle Helgemoe, 6-3, 6-3; Matt Whiteside (So., Sacramento, Calif./Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep) defeated Pawel Czczepkowski from St. Mary’s University (Minn.), 6-1, 6-1; Andy Schwenke (Jr., Mukwonago, Wis.) defeated Lawrence University’s Jason Dunn, 3-6, 6-1, 10-8; Jeffery Lotz Jr. (Fr., Racine, Wis./Horlick) defeated Hamline’s Andrew Lutz, 6-0, 6-2; Nick Lehnert from Augustana College (Ill.) defeated Carthage’s Nick Boomgarden (So., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area), 6-2, 6-2; St. Olaf College’s Knute Gundersen defeated Chris Vargo, 2-6, 6-3, 10-7; and Coe College’s Scott Stegemann defeated Alex McLean (So., Belleville, Ill./West), 4-6, 6-1, 10-3.

In second-round singles, also on Oct. 2, Ramoni defeated Grinnell College’s Dmitry Glumox, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; Lotz defeated Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Kyle Halweg, 6-2, 6-4; Tyler Johnson from Gustavus Adolphus eliminated Delk, 6-0, 6-2; Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Chris Kuna eliminated Whiteside, 6-1, 6-0; and Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Kevin Fawcett eliminated Schwenke, 6-3, 6-2.

In third-round singles on Oct. 2, Ramoni defeated Mike Lunka from St. Mary’s (Minn.), 6-1, 6-1; but Amrik Donkena from Gustavus Adolphus eliminated Lotz, 7-5, 6-1. In the fourth round on Saturday, Oct. 3, Ramoni defeated Matt Edin from Concordia University (Minn.), 6-0, 2-6, 6-4. In the Oct. 3 quarterfinals, Ramoni defeated Dubuque University’s Nick Garcia, 6-2, 6-3. Ramoni advanced to a Sunday, Oct. 4 semifinal match against Kenyon College’s Mike Greenberg, with Greenberg winning, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2.

In first-round doubles, Sammy Ramoni and Jeffery Lotz defeated Brendan Anderson and Tucker Combs from the College of St. Scholastica, 8-2; J.T. Delk and Matt Whiteside defeated Macalester College’s Paul Mairet and Titus Levy, 8-5; Alex McLean and Nick Boomgarden lost to Daniel Pomeranc and Peter Wright from Gustavus Adolphus, 8-4; and Andy Schwenke and Chris Vargo lost to Grinnell’s Ishan Bhadkamar and Martin Dluhos, 8-4.

In second-round doubles, Ramoni and Lotz defeated Brendon O’Connell and Kevin Walker from the University of St. Thomas (Minn.), 9-7, while Delk and Whiteside lost to Wisconsin Eau-Claire’s Chris Kuna and Phil Loprinzi, 8-1.

In third-round doubles, Ramoni and Lotz defeated Patrick Clark and Nikko Karnopp from Gustavus Adolphus, 8-4. The Carthage duo was finally eliminated in the quarterfinals, 8-1, by Mike Greenberg and Will Vandenberg from Kenyon.

2009 Spring Sports

Baseball

The Carthage College baseball team (38-9, 18-1 College Conference of Illinois And Wisconsin), ranked fourth in the May 19 American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III poll and seventh in the May 5 “D3baseball.com” poll, was eliminated from the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship on Monday, May 25 by No. 5 the University of St. Thomas (Minn., 38-13), 3-1, in a semifinal game at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. No. 3 the College of Wooster (43-9) eliminated No. 9 Chapman University (32-17), 11-7, in the other semifinal game on Monday. St. Thomas (38-13) will take on Wooster (43-9) in the championship round on Tuesday, May 26, beginning at 11 a.m. This was Carthage’s seventh appearance in the national championship. The Red Men tied for third place in 1993, 1994 and 2009 and finished fourth in 1995 and 1997.

Carthage advanced to the semifinals on Sunday, May 24 by getting by No. 6 Shenandoah University (38-10), 9-8 in 11 innings. The Carthage win eliminated Shenandoah from the championship. In Sunday’s first game, Chapman (32-16) eliminated Kean University (39-11), 7-5. The College of Wooster (42-9) defeated No. 5 the University of St. Thomas (Minn., 38-13), 3-0, in Sunday’s game between the two undefeated teams.

On Saturday, May 23, Carthage knocked off defending-national-champion and No. 1 Trinity College (Conn., 33-7), 10-1, to eliminate the Bantams from the tournament. In the other three Saturday games, Chapman (31-16) eliminated Farmingdale State College (30-17), 4-2; Wooster (41-9) routed Kean (39-10), 14-1, in the first winner’s bracket game; and St. Thomas (Minn., 38-12) pounded Shenandoah (38-9), 16-5, in the other winner’s bracket contest. Carthage lost to Wooster (40-9), 8-1, on Friday, May 22 in a first-round game, while Trinity (Conn.) lost its first-round game to Kean (39-9), 8-5. In the other two other first-round games on Friday, Shenandoah (38-8) pounded No. 12 Farmingdale State (30-16), 12-2, with St. Thomas (Minn., 37-12) upending Chapman (30-16), 9-1.

On a sunny, warm and windy day, Carthage pitcher Andy Pucher and St. Thomas hurler John Licht traded zeros for the first three innings. The Tommies broke the tie with a run in the fourth. Matt Olson led off with a bunt single and wound up at second when catcher Mike Hughes threw the ball away. Olson advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single up the middle by Drew Cremisino. In the sixth, Matt Olson drilled a one-out triple to left-center field. Brian Schmitz followed with a single to center to score Olson for a 2-0 Tommies lead. The Red Men got on the board in the sixth. With one out, John Lequia singled through the right side. With two outs, Drew Roberts drilled a double to the leftfield gap, scoring Lequia all the way from first on a close play at the plate to cut the lead to 2-1. In the St. Thomas seventh, Dan Leslie opened the inning by reaching base on a fielding error by third baseman Drew Roberts. A sacrifice bunt advanced him to second, and Red Men coach Augie Schmidt IV summoned reliever Bryan Kieffer to face Ben Wartman. Kieffer got Wartman on strikes, but leadoff hitter Matt McQuillan drilled a single to right to score Leslie for a 3-1 lead. With two outs in the Carthage ninth, Drew Roberts worked a base on balls, but pinch hitter Mark Sobol flied to left to end the game and end the Red Men’s season.

The Tommies’ John Licht (6-2) stymied the Red Men, allowing just one run on seven hits and one walk over nine innings, while striking out six batters. Andy Pucher (2-3) allowed three runs, one earned, on four hits and five walks over six and one-third innings. Kieffer blanked St. Thomas on one hit over the final two and two-thirds innings. Carthage’s John Lequia went three-for-four, while Drew Roberts went two-for-four with an RBI. Lequia went nine-for-18 in the tournament with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI. Tyler Eickmeyer went hitless in four plate appearances to end his hitting streak at 24 games. Eickmeyer’s streak is the third-longest in Red Men history, trailing only Glen Braun (26 games in 1999) and Justin Hallock (25 games in 2001).

Softball

The Carthage College softball team (25-12, 7-7 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) was eliminated from the Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 CCIW Softball Tournament on Saturday, May 1 with a 7-0 loss to top-seeded, conference-champion and No. 12 Illinois Wesleyan University (32-4) at the Illinois Wesleyan Softball Field in Bloomington, Ill. On Friday, May 1, fourth-seeded Carthage lost a first-round game to the Titans (31-3), 1-0, before bouncing back to eliminate third seeded Augustana College (Ill., 28-14), 2-0. Second-seeded North Central College (26-10) defeated third-seeded Augustana College (Ill., 28-13), 6-2, in the other first-round contest, and the Cardinals (27-10) outlasted Illinois Wesleyan (31-4), 8-6 in 13innings, in a winner’s bracket contest. Carthage made its 12th CCIW tournament appearance, and coach Amy Gillmore made her ninth appearance in 10 years. Illinois Wesleyan (34-4) went on to win the tournament by defeating North Central (27-12) twice, 1-0 in 10 innings and 5-3.

In the May 1 first-round game, Illinois Wesleyan scored the game’s lone run in the first inning. Monica Urban was hit by a pitch to open the game. She stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs, Valerie Hackett walked. Maggie Olson pinch ran for Hackett, and Urban scored on the front end of a double steal. The Titans loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but Carthage pitcher Kelsey Epping got Natalie Chase and Kayla Mahoney on back-to-back infield pop flies to end the inning. Carthage’s Kari Peterson walked to open the Carthage seventh inning. One out later, Nikki Soreng forced Peterson at second on a fielder’s choice. Soreng advanced on a wild pitch, but Epping grounded out to shortstop to end the game. Christy Engel (16-2) was the winning pitcher for Illinois Wesleyan. Engel blanked the Lady Reds on five hits and one walk over seven innings, while striking out 10 batters. Epping (14-5) gave up one run on four hits and four walks, while striking out six.

In the May 1 Augustana (Ill.) game, Carthage jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Jacquelyn Tassone was hit by a pitch to open the inning, and Kari Peterson followed with a two-run homer. That was all the support that pitcher Allie Benthusen needed. Benthusen (10-6) blanked the Vikings on four hits and no walks over seven innings, while striking out six batters. Jackie Gill (13-8) took the loss for Augustana (Ill.).

In the May 2 Illinois Wesleyan contest, IWU opened up a 4-0 lead in the top of the third inning. With one out, Monica Urban was hit by a pitch and stole second. One out later, Allison Ward walked, and both runners moved up on a passed ball. Valerie Hackett followed with a single up the middle to score both runs. The next batter, Kris Lee, hit a two-run homer to center. The Titans added two runs in the fourth. Natalie Chase led off with a single and was forced at second on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Christy Engel. Engel stole second and scored on a triple to left-center by Urban. Lisa Narotsky reached base on an error by Lady Reds rightfielder Nikki Soreng, allowing Engel to score. Illinois Wesleyan made it 7-0 in the seventh. Ward reached second base on an error by Carthage third baseman Stephanie Hueramo, advanced to third on a single by Hackett and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lee. Carthage managed only one hit off Titan starting pitcher Christy Engel (17-3), a double by Jess Fijolek in the third. Engel worked the first five innings before giving to Lauren James in the sixth. Kelsey Epping (14-6) took the loss. Epping allowed the first five runs on three hits and three walks over three innings before giving way to Alyssa Schrader.

Women’s Water Polo

The Carthage College women’s water polo team (10-10) won the Friday-Saturday, April 17-18 Midwest Regional Tournament at Macalester College’s Leonard Natatorium/Riley Pool in St. Paul, Minn. Carthage won the title with an 8-7 victory over Macalester College (16-11) on Saturday, April 18. The Lady Reds advanced to the championship match by defeating Wheaton College (Ill.), 11-6, in the semifinals on April 18. Macalester defeated over Colorado College, 10-3, in the other semifinal contest. Wheaton (Ill., 8-15) defeated Colorado College, 8-4, in the April 18 consolation contest. Carthage went 1-2 in pool play on Friday, April 17. The Lady Reds lost to Wheaton (Ill.), 8-4; defeated Colorado College, 12-7; and lost to Macalester, 8-4. The Lady Reds’ Patti Blatter was named to the all-regional team.

Men’s Lacrosse

The Carthage College men’s lacrosse team (3-7) concluded its inaugural season on Saturday, April 25 with a 14-13 win over Oberlin College (1-10) at Shults Field in Oberlin, Ohio. Oberlin led, 4-3, after the first period, before Carthage took a 6-5 halftime lead. The Red Men led, 11-9, after the third period. Chris Kochajkiewicz led the way with four goals, while Keegan Bowman and Owen Foley added three score each. Bowman also chipped in three assists. Nick Thypin-Bermeo led the Yeoman with three goals. Carthage goalie David Hoeft collected 15 saves.

Women’s Lacrosse

The Carthage College women’s lacrosse team opens its inaugural season on March 9, 2010 with a 7 p.m., PST game at Whittier College in Whittier, Calif. The game against the Poets kicks off a four-game California trip, with contests to follow at Pomona-Pitzer College, the University of Redlands and Occidental College. The Lady Reds play their home-opener on March 22 versus Linfield College at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis. Carthage will also play a series of scrimmages at the Oct. 10 Trine University Women’s Lacrosse Play Day in Angola, Ind. The Lady Reds take on the College of Mount St. Joseph, Albion College, Aquinas College and Indiana Tech.

Men’s Tennis

The Carthage College men’s tennis team (18-7, 5-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) received an at-large berth in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship. Carthage traveled to St. Louis, Mo., to play in the Central Region Championship at the Washington University (Mo.) Tao Tennis Center. The Red Men shut out Westminster College (13-7), 5-0, on Friday, May 8 in a first-round match that was moved to the Kings Point Racquet Club in Belleville, Ill., due to rain. On Saturday, May 9, Carthage lost to No. 1 and defending-national-champion Washington (Mo., 20-2), 5-0, in the regional semifinals. On the other side of the regional bracket, No. 12 DePauw University (22-3) defeated Grinnell College (18-10), 5-2, on May 9. Washington (Mo., 21-2) blanked DePauw (22-4), 5-0, for the regional championship on Sunday, May 10. Carthage made its seventh-straight NCAA appearance in 2009.

Carthage won the CCIW Men’s Tennis Championship on Saturday, May 2 with a 6-3 win over Wheaton College (Ill., 6-11) at Carthage’s Smeds Tennis Center in Kenosha, Wis. The CCIW title is the seventh overall for the Red Men and their sixth in a row. Carthage won its first-ever league title in 2001, sharing it with Wheaton (Ill.), and the Red Men have won six-straight outright championships from 2004 to 2009. Top-seeded Carthage had a first-round bye in the championship, and the Red Men defeated fifth-seeded Augustana College (Ill., 20-14), 5-2, in a semifinal match on Friday, May 1. The Vikings were a 5-2 winner over fourth-seeded North Central College (13-9) in a first-round match on Friday. Also on Friday, third-seeded Illinois Wesleyan University (11-9) defeated sixth-seeded Elmhurst College (4-16), 6-1, before losing to second-seeded Wheaton College (Ill., 6-10) by a 7-2 margin in the other semifinal contest. Friday’s schedule concluded with North Central (14-9) defeating Elmhurst (4-17), 6-3, in a fifth-place match. On Saturday, May 2, Augustana (Ill., 21-14) defeated Illinois Wesleyan (11-10), 6-3, in the third-place match.

Carthage’s Jack Schiro (Jr., Shorewood, Wis., 23-4 season record) defeated Davis Moore from Wheaton (Ill.), 6-1, 6-2, at number-one singles. Sammy Ramoni (Honiara, Guadalcanal/New Mexico Military Institute, 27-2) was a winner at number-two singles, as was J.T. Delk (Jr., Wheaton, Ill./North, 13-12) at number-three singles and Matt Whiteside (Fr., Sacramento, Calif./Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep, 21-5) at number-four singles. Andy Schwenke (Jr., Mukwonago, Wis., 7-16) lost at number-five singles contests, as did Alex McLean (Fr., Belleville, Ill./West, 14-11) at number-six singles. The Red Men’s number-one doubles team of Ramoni and Delk (15-10) was a winner over the Thunder, as was the number-two team of Schiro and Whiteside (9-4) lost to Augustana (Ill.). The Red Men’s number-three tandem of Schwenke and McLean (4-7) lost to Wheaton.

Women’s Tennis

The Carthage College women’s tennis team (13-10, 5-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) played host to the CCIW Women’s Tennis Automatic Qualifying Tournament on Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 at the Smeds Tennis Center in Kenosha, Wis. Top-seeded Wheaton College (Ill., 16-4) won the tournament and the league’s automatic qualifier with a 9-0 win over second-seeded Carthage on Saturday, May 2. The tournament got underway on Wednesday, April 29 Wheaton (Ill., 15-4) defeating fourth-seeded North Central College (11-8), 8-1, in a semifinal match at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill. Carthage blanked third-seeded Illinois Wesleyan University (6-15), 9-0, on Friday, May 1 in the other semifinal contest. The top-four finishers in the CCIW Women’s Tennis Championship qualify for the automatic qualifying tournament, with the tournament winner receiving the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championship.

Carthage’s Beth Kaufman (Jr., Barrington, Ill., 18-12 season record) lost to Jordan Hook from Wheaton College (Ill.), 6-2, 6-1, at number-one singles on May 2 in the title match of the CCIW Women’s Tennis Automatic Qualifying Tournament. Gina Klein (Jr., Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South, 12-8) lost at number-two singles, as did Taylor Gustafson (Sr., Riverwoods, Ill./Deerfield, 17-11) at number-three singles, Hollis McPeek (Fr., Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest, 6-5) at number-four singles, Kati Hornick (So., Appleton, Wis./Kimberly, 12-14) at number-five singles and Jennifer Immen (Fr., Buffalo Grove, Ill., 12-10) at number-six singles. Carthage’s number-one doubles team of Klein and Gustafson (13-9) lost to the Thunder, as did the number-two team on Kaufman and Emily Murphy (Fr., Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge, 15-11) and the number-three tandem of McPeek and Hornick (3-4).

Carthage finished second at the Oct. 10-11 CCIW Women’s Tennis Championship at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill. Wheaton College (Ill.) won its 14th league championship and fourth in a row with 78 points, followed by Carthage second at 57, Illinois Wesleyan University third at 27 points, North Central College fourth at 24, Augustana College (Ill.) fifth at 22, Elmhurst College sixth at 13 and Millikin University seventh with three points. Carthage’s Beth Kaufman (11-5) lost the number-one singles championship to Jordan Hook from Wheaton (Ill.), Hook winning, 6-1, 6-0. Kaufman advanced to the title match by defeating Illinois Wesleyan’s Allison Heim, 6-1, 6-2, in the semifinals. The Thunder’s Elizabeth Worsowicz defeated Gina Klein (6-4) in the number-two singles championship, 6-3, 6-0. Klein advanced to the championship with a win over North Central’s Alicia DeGrado, 6-0, 7-6(7-4) in the semifinals. Taylor Gustafson (9-5) won the number-three singles championship with a win over Wheaton’ Brittney Dunn, 7-5, 6-3. Gustafson reached the title match with a semifinal win over Illinois Wesleyan’s Kristin Piotrowski, 6-2, 6-1. Katie Hornick (7-6) lost the number-four singles title to Wheaton’s Kayli Edward, Edwards winning, 6-1, 6-2. Hornick advanced to the championship with a semifinal victory over North Central’s Missy Lewis, 6-0, 6-0. The Thunder’s Jill Casserly defeated Emily Murphy (7-5) for the number-five singles championship, 6-1, 6-4. Murphy advanced after defeating Christine Heyd from North Central, 4-6, 7-6, 6-0, in the semifinals. Wheaton’s Lindsey Hallett defeated Jennifer Immen (8-6) in the number-six singles championship, 6-2, 6-3. Immen advanced with a decision over Illinois Wesleyan’s Cate Hunter, 7-5, 6-3.

In doubles, Carthage’s number-one team of Klein and Gustafson (8-6) lost to Wheaton’s Jordan Hook and Elizabeth Worsowicz, 6-4, 6-2. Klein and Gustafson advanced with a semifinal win over Illinois Wesleyan’s Allison Heim and Cassie Devore, 6-4, 7-6, 8-6. Carthage’s number-two doubles team of Beth Kaufman and Emily Murphy (8-5) lost the title match to Wheaton’s Brittney Dunn and Kayli Edwards, Wheaton winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. Kaufman and Murphy defeated North Central’s Christine Heyd and Alicia De Grado, 6-3, 6-1, in the semifinals. The Lady Reds; number-three doubles tandem of Katie Hornick and Jennifer Immen (6-5) lost to Wheaton’s Jill Casserly and Lindsey Hallett, 6-2, 6-0, in the title match. Hornick and Immen defeated North Central’s Melissa Lewis and Cristina Madrigal, 6-1, 6-0, in the semifinals.

Men’s Golf

The Carthage College men’s golf team (82-5-1) finished second at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship. The first two rounds were played on Friday-Saturday, April 17-18 at the Rail Golf Club in Springfield, Ill, with the final two rounds of the championship being played on Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 at the Whisper Creek Golf Club in Huntley, Ill. The winner of the tournament receives the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship. Illinois Wesleyan University won its 12th league championship and second in a row with a 281-276-300-308-1165, 23 strokes ahead of Carthage at 288-288-303-309-1188. Wheaton College (Ill.) was third at 301-280-309-312-1202, followed by Millikin University fourth at 301-295-314-311-1221, North Central College fifth at 305-291-319-319-1234, Elmhurst College sixth at 307-304-309-328-1248, Augustana College (Ill.) seventh at 308-312-334-326-1280 and North Park University eighth with a 327-329-331-341-1328 mark. Illinois Wesleyan’s Bennett Blakeman took medalist honors 68-70-71-76-285, while teammate Mike DeRuntz was second at 69-71-76-73-289. Carthage’s Matt Carr finished third and earned All-CCIW honors with a 70-70-76-76-292. Tim Gannon and Tyler Wollberg each tied for sixth place and also earned all-conference honors, Gannon at 72-69-76-78-295 and Wollberg at 71-73-75-76-295. Bobby O’Neill tied for 15th place at 75-76-76-81-308.

The Carthage College men’s golf team did not receive an at-large berth to the Wednesday-Saturday, May 13-16 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship when the 36-team field was announced on Monday, May 4. However, the Red Men’s Tyler Wollberg (Sr., Mundelein, Ill., team-leading 73.1 season average) was among the five individual players selected to participate in the championship at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. After the second day of play, Wollberg was tied for 90th place with a 76-79-155 and did not make the cut for the final two rounds. Wollberg played in last year’s championship, also as an individual, and tied for 15th place with a 76-73-77-74-300. CCIW-member Illinois Wesleyan University received the league’s automatic qualifier to the championship, and the Titans are in fifth place after the third day of competition with a 295-300-294-889.

Women’s Golf

The Carthage College women’s golf team (55-54) finished 13th at the Friday-Saturday, April 17-18 Millikin University “Spring Classic” at the Hickory Point Golf Course in Forsyth, Ill. Illinois Wesleyan University won the 15-team event with a 320-315-635 team score, 10 strokes ahead of Round Lake Community College at 330-315-645. Wheaton College (Ill.) was third at 331-325-656, followed by Hope College fourth at 334-328-662, Washington University (Mo.) fifth at 343-337-680, Central College sixth at 346-342-688, Quincy University seventh at 354-337-691, Millikin eighth at 352-341-693, North Central College ninth at 359-346-705, Augustana College (Ill.) 10th at 362-346-708, Maryville University 11th at 356-363-719, Illinois College 12th at 364-357-721, Carthage 13th at 373-353-726, Indiana Tech 14th at 374-359-733 and Monmouth College 15th with a 424-371-795 mark. Maryville’s Kayla Eckelkamp took medalist honors with a 76-75-151. Carthage’s Katie Ramirez tied for 30th at 85-86-171, Amy Binstein tied for 36th at 9382-175, Brooke Mix finished 65th at 97-91-188, Heidi Hoffman tied for 70th at 98-91-92, and Haylee Eckert tied for 82nd place with a 107-100-207.

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field

Carthage College had two qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Jon Kochmit (Sr., Park Ridge, Ill./Main South) qualified in the hammer throw and Buzzy Brown (Jr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) in the long jump and. This year’s championship was conducted on Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23 at Marietta College’s Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta, Ohio. On Thursday, May 21, Kochmit finished ninth in the hammer throw (172-2) and earned United States Track Coaches Association All-America honors. Brown competed in the long jump, also on Thursday, but did not qualify for the finals.

The Carthage College men’s track and field team (24-15-1 outdoor record) played host to the CCIW Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis.. and the Red Men finished third. North Central College won its 32nd league championship and 24th in a row with 278.50 points, followed by Augustana College (Ill.) second at 246, Carthage third at 140.50, Wheaton College (Ill.) fourth at 44, Illinois Wesleyan University fifth at 35, Elmhurst College sixth at 34, Millikin University seventh at 21 and North Park University eighth with 18 points. Carthage’s Buzzy Brown (Jr., Naperville, Ill/Neuqua Valley) won the long jump (23-1 ¼) and finished second in both the 100-meter dash (11.12) and the 200-meter dash (22.45). Prentis Wilbourn (So., Racine, Wis./Case) won the triple jump (46-0) and finished third in the long jump (21-11 ½). Kenton Rauwerdink (Sr., Hingham, Wis./Oostburg) won the decathlon (6,269 points), and Spencer Williams (Sr., Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) won the shot put (50-8 ¼). Joel Brunner (Sr., De Pere, Wis./West De Pere) finished second in the 800-meter run (1:56.76), as did Nate Hughes (Sr., Antioch, Ill.) in the javelin (173-5). Josh Brennan (So., Geneva, Ill.) and Jon Kochmit (Sr., Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) tied for second place in the hammer throw (171-9 each). Brad Fortney (So., Antioch, Ill.) finished third in the shot put (48-5 ¼).

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field

Carthage College had one qualifier for the NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Heather Gilmore (So., Des Moines, Iowa/Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) qualified for the women’s championship in the 100-meter high hurdles. This year’s championship was conducted on Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23 at Marietta College’s Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta, Ohio. On Friday, May 22, Gilmore did not reach the finals in the event.

The Carthage College women’s track and field team (22-13 outdoor record) played host to the CCIW Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis., and the Lady Reds finished fifth. Illinois Wesleyan University won it first-ever outdoor title with 227 points, followed by North Central College second at 149, Wheaton College (Ill.) third at 135, Augustana College (Ill.) fourth at 121, Carthage fifth at 117, Millikin University sixth at 33, Elmhurst College seventh at 19 and North Park University eighth with 16 points. Carthage’s Christine Nelson (Fr., Rock City, Ill./Dakota) won the heptathlon (3,958 points), and Heather Gilmore (So., Des Moines, Iowa/Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) won the 100-meter high hurdles (14.45). Shacuána Gaines (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) finished second in the triple jump (36-9 ½). Mindy Harrington (So., Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton) tied for second in the shot put (41-7 ¼). Julie Rendino (Sr., McHenry, Ill./East) finished third in the hammer throw (150-9), as did Ashura Jenkins (So., Aurora, Ill./Christian) in the 100-meter dash (12.33).